F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)

Relato de los últimos días del novelista norteamericano F. Scott Fitzgerald (Jeremy Irons). En 1939, coincidiendo con el estallido de la II Guerra Mundial, Fitzgerald experimenta dos emociones contrapuestas: una profunda angustia y el entusiasmo que le produce estar a punto de terminar la que sería su última novela ("El último magnate"). Su angustia trata de combatirla con el alcohol, inducido en gran medida por su mujer Zelda (Sissy Spacek). El escritor encuentra consuelo en Frances Kroll (Neve Campbell), una joven aspirante a escritora que empieza a trabajar para él.

The story of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's two stays in Hollywood to write for films, once in 1927 at the height of his acclaim, and again in 1937 when he arrived with little money, enormous expenses and an ill wife.

The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan looks at the story’s origins, the roaring 1920s and F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s interest in writing. It looks at the life and dark creative side of Fitzgerald, his disappointing college days at Princeton, his difficult relationship with fellow author Ernest Hemingway and his turbulent last days in Hollywood.